I just got in from a deer spotlight survey. It's late and I'm tired so I'm gonna make this brief. We had 32 new birds with 14 recaptured of 11 different species. We are planning an in depth post on the identification of Empidonax flycatchers in the coming days, so stayed tuned.
-Aaron
Little Bear
At Little Bear today we had 43 new birds and 24 recaptures of 18 different species, with a highlight of the station's first Eastern Kingbird of the season. While Eastern Kingbirds are a common breeding resident in South Carolina and a very common migrant, they are not captured often due to their tendencies to fly high and frequent open areas. Whenever we've seen them within the station area they've been perched up on the tops of trees.
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| Eastern Kingbird (Hatch-year, sex unknown). (Photo by Airman 1st Class Sean Carnes, 1st Combat Camera Squadron; Joint Base Charleston) |
We also had the benefit today of hosting a visiting photojournalist who was shooting a feature on the banding project. The above photo of the kingbird is one of a little over a thousand photos he took of the crew at work. We look forward to seeing the finished result in a few days!
--Blaine
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
"Traill's" Flycatcher
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Eastern Kingbird
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
White-eyed Vireo
|
1
|
3
|
-
|
3
|
Red-eyed Vireo
|
6
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
Carolina Chickadee
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
House Wren
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Carolina Wren
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Veery
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Gray Catbird
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
Brown Thrasher
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Northern Mockingbird
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Northern Waterthrush
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
13
|
1
|
11 |
5
|
Yellow Warbler
|
-
|
-
|
9
|
1
|
Palm Warbler (Western)
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
-
|
Prairie Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Northern Cardinal
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
Indigo Bunting
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Painted Bunting
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
| Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
32
|
43
|
75
|
| # of Recaptures |
14
|
23
|
37
|
| # of Species |
11
|
18
|
19
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
117.0
|
80.0
|
197.0
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
39.3
|
82.5
|
56.9
|
| # of Nets |
26
|
20
|
46
|
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Blaine Carnes (LB)
Mattie VandenBoom (LB)
Alison Nevins (CS)
Col Lauzau (CS)
Michael Rodgers (LB)
Ryan Donnelly (CS)
